World Travel Awards has revealed InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort has been selected to host the prestigious Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2016. The event will take place in the Vietnamese tourism hot spot on October 15th, with hundreds of hospitality leaders from across the regions expected to be in attendance.

Air New Zealand has today announced it’s expanding its Pacific Rim presence introducing New Zealand’s first direct service to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Air New Zealand will fly three times a week between Auckland and Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on a seasonal basis, operating from June to October in 2016 with the potential to expand the season in subsequent years.

Phu Quoc - known by the Vietnamese as ‘pearl paradise island’ - has built a reputation as a tranquil haven for travellers, its secluded white sandy beaches and lush greenery providing a welcome retreat. Here Breaking Travel News reporter Alice McKeown takes a tour.

World Spa Awards has signed Sun Group as its latest Event Partner for the Gala Ceremony 2015. The inaugural World Spa Awards Gala Ceremony will take place at the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam, on Monday, September 14th, with industry leaders from around the world expected to be in attendance.

World Spa Awards has welcomed Oriental Destinations as its Destination Management Company Partner ahead of the upcoming Gala Ceremony 2015. The inaugural World Spa Awards Gala Ceremony will take place at the InterContinental® Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam, on Monday, September 14th. A highlight of the partnership will see Oriental Destinations offer delegates to the World Spa Awards a specially curated tour of Danang, taking in Marble Mountain, Cham Museum and other must see sights.

Specialist tour operator, Insider Journeys, has hosted a group of eight UK agents on a sales fam trip to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The trip was designed to give agents first-hand experience of the operator’s destinations and immersive insider experiences, helping them to sell its escorted small group journeys and tailor-made tours with confidence.